作词 : Michael Atha/Wynonna Judd 作曲 : Michael Atha/Wynonna Judd Way back in Alabama where the dirt roads Cut through the woods And when it rains You can smell the steam off the grass Even dew on the hood Of my paw paw's 1985 Chevrolet Silverado I must have been about six Life was so easy back in the sticks 16 year old mother fought for the life She wanted for her son Lookin' for love in the world of rock And roll is where it begun It was Alabama, Ted Nugent Alice Cooper, Randy Travis Aerosmith kept my stepdaddy on the road And life, it was madness ******* and alcohol Filled up the house party to be frank It wasn't too long before I tried it myself And then started to drink School became boring And doing my homework became rollin' joints Now I'm sixteen like my mama was When she had a little boy Can't imagine it now as I look back 'Cause I got three kids of my own And I respect what she went through To pay for food and clothes And her home 'Cause it ain't what she did It's what she didn't do for me That brought me to this moment And made me who I am on this recording And this is my story (This is my story) This is my glory This is what keeps me alive This is me flying This is me trying This is what keeps me alive 20 years old in the streets And I'm rollin' with gangsters now Hip-hop is takin' over me, my language My clothes, my lifestyle Antioch, Tennessee Put me through the school of hard knocks And I carry that attitude with me to this day More or not And I'm young and hot-headed Always running from police and skateboardin' Graffiti, loiterin' I sorta got my peace from the chaos Was no "mother-may-I's," surrounded by have-nots And maybe some day I's well I was against the grain Even when I was growin' wheat Got back into rock and roll And then got into poetry Started expressin' everything I could through the medium of pen and pad Playin' instrumentals off a tape And then over-dubbin' what I had It was everything, because I had nothin' And man that was alright, 'cause now I had somethin' Little did I know that would be the hardest thing to do God ever put before me So I took a look at what I've been through And I made it my glory, and this is This is my story This is my glory This is what keeps me alive This is me flying This is me trying This is what keeps me alive It's a 2 AM bus 'craw From me at the parkin' lot of Wal-Mart Leavin' Nashville, Tennessee for a nationwide tour My bags are all packed And I'm loadin' my truck to go meet the crew And I'm excited to get on the road Already one foot out the door Turn around and it's my daughter, she's cryin' 'Cause daddy is leavin' Knows that I'll be gone for months And it hurts and I hate to see it Kneel down and tell her Look, baby, I promise I'll call you everyday And daddy will sing you prayers From everywhere that we go play But that's not enough And it's breakin' my heart in two Just knowin' I can't stay Not even to see it through And that I can't tuck her in To say goodbye with a grin Now she's bein' left behind This is me all over again, man I picked her up in my arms and held her tight And said, Hey you know what Daddy used to be just like you When I would walk up to the bus And I'd do anything in the world for you So chase your dreams One day you'll use everything you've been through To be anything, baby girl This is my story (This is my story) This is my glory This is what keeps me alive This is me flying This is me trying This is what keeps me alive
[00:00.000] 作词 : Michael Atha/Wynonna Judd [00:01.000] 作曲 : Michael Atha/Wynonna Judd [00:13.69]Way back in Alabama where the dirt roads [00:15.84]Cut through the woods [00:16.84]And when it rains [00:17.68]You can smell the steam off the grass [00:19.18]Even dew on the hood [00:20.31]Of my paw paw's 1985 Chevrolet Silverado [00:23.25]I must have been about six [00:25.38]Life was so easy back in the sticks [00:27.70]16 year old mother fought for the life [00:29.78]She wanted for her son [00:30.89]Lookin' for love in the world of rock [00:32.91]And roll is where it begun [00:34.44]It was Alabama, Ted Nugent [00:36.18]Alice Cooper, Randy Travis [00:37.83]Aerosmith kept my stepdaddy on the road [00:40.02]And life, it was madness [00:41.36]******* and alcohol [00:42.58]Filled up the house party to be frank [00:44.67]It wasn't too long before I tried it myself [00:46.96]And then started to drink [00:48.21]School became boring [00:49.48]And doing my homework became rollin' joints [00:51.84]Now I'm sixteen like my mama was [00:53.56]When she had a little boy [00:55.16]Can't imagine it now as I look back [00:57.44]'Cause I got three kids of my own [00:58.97]And I respect what she went through [01:00.49]To pay for food and clothes [01:01.92]And her home [01:02.88]'Cause it ain't what she did [01:04.15]It's what she didn't do for me [01:05.65]That brought me to this moment [01:06.94]And made me who I am on this recording [01:09.03]And this is my story (This is my story) [01:12.83]This is my glory [01:16.01]This is what keeps me alive [01:22.16]This is me flying [01:26.69]This is me trying [01:29.98]This is what keeps me alive [01:35.84]20 years old in the streets [01:38.28]And I'm rollin' with gangsters now [01:40.26]Hip-hop is takin' over me, my language [01:42.51]My clothes, my lifestyle [01:44.08]Antioch, Tennessee [01:45.62]Put me through the school of hard knocks [01:47.45]And I carry that attitude with me to this day [01:50.03]More or not [01:51.03]And I'm young and hot-headed [01:52.55]Always running from police and skateboardin' [01:54.97]Graffiti, loiterin' [01:56.09]I sorta got my peace from the chaos [01:58.45]Was no "mother-may-I's," surrounded by have-nots [02:02.10]And maybe some day I's well [02:04.06]I was against the grain [02:05.48]Even when I was growin' wheat [02:07.11]Got back into rock and roll [02:08.75]And then got into poetry [02:10.49]Started expressin' everything [02:12.11]I could through the medium of pen and pad [02:14.37]Playin' instrumentals off a tape [02:16.18]And then over-dubbin' what I had [02:17.96]It was everything, because I had nothin' [02:20.58]And man that was alright, 'cause now I had somethin' [02:24.49]Little did I know that would be the hardest thing to do [02:27.13]God ever put before me [02:28.50]So I took a look at what I've been through [02:30.75]And I made it my glory, and this is [02:32.74]This is my story [02:35.81]This is my glory [02:39.16]This is what keeps me alive [02:44.83]This is me flying [02:49.71]This is me trying [02:53.07]This is what keeps me alive [02:59.07]It's a 2 AM bus 'craw [03:01.07]From me at the parkin' lot of Wal-Mart [03:03.23]Leavin' Nashville, Tennessee for a nationwide tour [03:06.46]My bags are all packed [03:07.86]And I'm loadin' my truck to go meet the crew [03:10.05]And I'm excited to get on the road [03:11.78]Already one foot out the door [03:13.58]Turn around and it's my daughter, she's cryin' [03:15.88]'Cause daddy is leavin' [03:17.11]Knows that I'll be gone for months [03:18.72]And it hurts and I hate to see it [03:20.65]Kneel down and tell her [03:21.81]Look, baby, I promise I'll call you everyday [03:24.16]And daddy will sing you prayers [03:25.82]From everywhere that we go play [03:27.48]But that's not enough [03:28.64]And it's breakin' my heart in two [03:30.10]Just knowin' I can't stay [03:31.76]Not even to see it through [03:33.56]And that I can't tuck her in [03:35.33]To say goodbye with a grin [03:37.23]Now she's bein' left behind [03:38.92]This is me all over again, man [03:41.31]I picked her up in my arms and held her tight [03:43.57]And said, Hey you know what [03:44.89]Daddy used to be just like you [03:46.59]When I would walk up to the bus [03:48.34]And I'd do anything in the world for you [03:50.54]So chase your dreams [03:51.84]One day you'll use everything you've been through [03:53.82]To be anything, baby girl [03:55.49]This is my story (This is my story) [03:58.42]This is my glory [04:02.27]This is what keeps me alive [04:08.42]This is me flying [04:12.83]This is me trying [04:16.16]This is what keeps me alive
